Description
A photocopy of a letter written by John Strong Newberry directed towards Frank Law Olmsted about the destruction of Hawkins's work at Central Park and requesting the Park Commissioners restore it for the sake of educating the general population of New York on the scientific topics. This letter's photocopy consists of three pages pasted into a folded sheet of lined paper with a description by Hawkins written on the outer leaf (this item, 40a), and a typed version is also included in this collection (see item 39 letter 5).
Creator
Newberry, J. S. (John Strong), 1822-1892
Location Covered
Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
Original Format
Correspondence
Contributors
Hawkins, B. Waterhouse (Benjamin Waterhouse), 1807-1894
Source
ANSP-Coll-0803, Box 1, Folder 2
Identifier
ansp-coll-0803no40a_001
Notes
Cataloging and digitizing made possible by the Getty Grant Program.
Relation
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Album
Contributing Institution
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
